What is CVE-2025-37776?

CVE-2025-37776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2025-37776?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2025-37776

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb_break_all_levII_oplock() There is a room in smb_break_all_levII_oplock that can cause racy issues when unlocking in the middle of the loop. This patch use read lock to protect whole loop.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37776?: CVE-2025-37776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-37776?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.